Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska on Tue, Nov 28, 2017, 10:25 PM AKST (07:25 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 18 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-11-29 07:25:49 UTC
Depth
31.5 km (19.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.474° N, 149.533° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
18

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km ESE of Crown Point, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.548 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.923 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.917 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 59 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.412 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.713 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.27 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.527 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.87 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.540 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.112 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 53 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.632 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.63 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.826 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.627 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.625 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.821 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.823 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.121 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.711 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.510 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.817 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 9
  24. 2.017 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.832 km E of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 3.018 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.530 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.610 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.619 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.845 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.35 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.851 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.738 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.523 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.77 km E of Salamatof, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 55 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.414 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 53 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.720 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.649 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.73 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.56 km E of Seward, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.929 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.52 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.721 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.121 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 53 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.823 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 40 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 3.017 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 56 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.946 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.930 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 37 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.915 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.518 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 2.010 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.811 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 52 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.523 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.517 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.515 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 1.56 km SW of Sunrise, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.515 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.625 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 1.531 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 132.

Before

  1. 1.515 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 43 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.520 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 58 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.815 km S of Hope, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.514 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.615 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.16 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.827 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.515 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.620 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.110 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.525 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.512 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 56 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.314 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.613 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.68 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.625 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.513 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.57 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.615 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.629 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away

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